Hotels in Florence

Florence is one of the most popular cities in Italy to visit, and has been for quite a long time - so hunting for hotels in Florence can be daunting. It seems like an embarrassment of riches to have so many options, but sorting through every single hotels description is enough to put anyone right off holiday planning entirely.
Here’s a map of hotels in central Florence:

In order to help make your trip planning a little less of a hassle, then, here are some links to articles I’ve written about Florence hotels. You can consider this your “table of contents” to all the Florence hotels articles on the site.
With most of these articles, you’ll get more than just a list of hotel names - you’ll get descriptions of each hotel, as well as where each one is in the city. That’s especially helpful so that you know whether “walking distance to the Duomo” is an accurate description of a hotel!

• If you’d like to be close to one of Florence’s most popular landmarks, then look no further than this list of hotels in Florence near the Duomo.
• If you’ve recently read the E.M. Forster book or seen the movie adaptation and you’re inspired to follow Lucy Honeychurch’s example, then this list of Florence hotels that have a “room with a view” is what you need.
• If you’d prefer to be outside the city but near enough for day trips, there are several options on this list of 10 family-friendly villa rentals in Tuscany.

A few more Florence hotels worth a look

Hotel Dalì, Via dell’Oriuolo 17. A family-run hotel that’s been open since 1948, a couple of minutes’ walk from the Duomo, with a handful of apartments with kitchens as well as ordinary rooms.

Hotel Bavaria, Borgo degli Albizi 26. A simple hotel on the third floor of a Renaissance palazzo east of the Duomo, with frescoed ceilings in some of the rooms. It’s one of the cheaper ways to sleep this close to the center.

Hotel Torre Guelfa, Borgo Santi Apostoli 8. This one costs more, but you get to sleep in a medieval palazzo attached to a 13th-century tower, which the hotel bills as the tallest private tower in Florence, and guests can climb it for a drink at sunset with a view over the whole city. It’s a few minutes from the Ponte Vecchio.

Hotel Silla, Via dei Renai 5. A 15th-century palazzo on the Oltrarno side of the river, run by the same family since 1964, with a panoramic terrace a block from the Arno. It’s also one of the few central hotels you can drive to without entering the limited traffic zone, and it has its own garage.

And if you’re looking for a cheaper option, consider staying one of the many hostels in Florence - many of which have private rooms.